The cave paintings of the Fernadero/Tataviam Tribe located in the Santa Susana Mountains, circa 1970s. The Tataviam settled in the Santa Clara River Valley around A.D. 450. The last full-blooded Tataviam, Juan Josa Fustero, died in 1921. About 600 Native Americans in the greater Los Angeles area claim Tataviam ancestry. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Front page of the Daily Sundial, campus newspaper of San Fernando Valley State College (now CSUN), immediately following the Sylmar Earthquake in February 1971. The front page image is that of thousands of books littering the floor of the old Library. Designated South Library after the completion of the Delmar T. Oviatt Library in 1973, it was demolished following the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. CSUN University Digital Archives .

Protest at Paramount Pictures, 1962. This protest, sponsored by the Hollywood Race Relations Bureau, features signs that read, "Show Africans other than cannibals;" "Show the Negro as part and parcel of America;" and "Motion Picture Industries wake up." Harry Adams Collection. Institute for Arts and Media Photographs.

Identification page from a World War II-era ration book issued to North Hollywood resident Vincent J. Graziano, circa early 1940s. When nationwide food rationing was instituted in 1942, the US Office of Price Administration produced booklets containing ration stamps that were handed out to every person in order to control the use and distribution of dairy products and other staples. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Vintage Cookbook, Books Issues, Rational Books

Advertisement for a lecture program hosted by the Sub-Division of the Russian National Revolutionary Party in Southern California, December 7, 1040. Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles Community Relations Committee Collection. In Our Own Backyard: Resisting Nazi Propaganda in Southern California, 1933-1945.

Los Angeles River, January 23, 1956. This photo was taken by Homer Halverson and is marked regarding the "Top of existing Left Bank", "Road Bar", "P.E.", "Existing Road", "Existing Dike & U.S. Prot. for Pt. 6", "Flow" and "U.S. End Part 6". The photo is also captioned by Halverson as "L.A. River #4". The photo was taken as part of his work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Water Works - Documenting Water History in Los Angeles.

The California State University, Northridge (CSUN) rainbow flag was designed by CSUN alumnus Michael O'Meara, winner of the 20th Anniversary Flag Design Contest in 1978. According to the artist, the flag incorporated two characteristics associated with the San Fernando Valley, the surrounding mountains and the sunshine. This flag was found in the University's 25th Anniversary time capsule, opened as part of the University's 50th Anniversary celebrations. CSUN University Digital Archives.

During the US Civil War, Charles H. Peterson participated in the Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and Petersburg campaigns. This bank note was found tucked into one of the diaries he kept between 1863 and 1865. Civil War Narratives Digital Collections.

Civil War, Collections Pin, Digital Collections

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, whites in Fayette and Haywood Counties, Tennessee, used their economic advantage to penalize African Americans who attempted to exercise their voting rights. African American communities in Los Angeles responded by offering aid to displaced and unemployed residents. Institute for Arts and Media Photographs.

The Angel

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, whites in Fayette and Haywood Counties, Tennessee, used their economic advantage to penalize African Americans who attempted to exercise their voting rights. African American communities in Los Angeles responded by offering aid to displaced and unemployed residents. Institute for Arts and Media Photographs.

San Fernando High School's 1937 football team (the Tigers) won the Los Angeles Unified School District City Championship without a single point being scored against them. In this photo the team poses on the football field next to the school, which is now San Fernando Junior High. Robert and Betty Franklin Collection. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

The Angel, Football Field, Photo

The Mission Play float at the Tournament of Roses Parade won the first prize silver cup on January 1, 1922. It was a combined entry by the Mission Play production and the City of San Gabriel, where the play was being performed. The float featured a replica of the Mission San Gabriel campanile at its center and was attended by men and women in costumes evoking the Spanish mission era and "the splendor of Old Spain." John Steven McGroarty Collection. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Rose Parade, Costume

Group portrait outside Schlitz brewery, Van Nuys, late 1950s. Two men in the photo are identified: second from the left, C. Merle Duckett, and sixth from the left, Walter Burke. Valley Industry and Commerce Association. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Rose Mothers

Fairmont Mill, 1908. The corrugated metal building was erected to process cement for the Los Angeles Aqueduct Project and tunnels that were being built at Fairmont Reservoir. The Mill ground 1,200 to 1,500 sacks of tufa cement every 24 hours. Catherine Mulholland Collection. Water Works - Documenting Water History in Los Angeles

Corrugated Metal, The Angel, Metals Building, Metal Buildings

Mayor Tom Bradley sits with 9 year old Melody Reid on a Ferris wheel at the grand opening of the I-15 Shopping Center in Watts. Ted Watkins (right), head of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee that sponsored the event is sitting with Bradley and Reid. Harry Adams Collection. Institute for Arts and Media Photographs.

The Angel

The proposed Glendale portion of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) as adopted by Glendale City Planners, dated October 30, 1952. The freeway runs from Glendale Boulevard and Riverside Drive along the Los Angeles River to Verdugo Avenue and Front Street in Burbank. Glendale Central Public Library. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Howard Hugh

Front page article written for the newspaper, "The Gridiron," addressing events and developments contributing to the water controversy between Los Angeles and residents of the Owens Valley. Andrae B. Nordskog Collection. Water Works - Documenting Water History in Los Angeles.

The Angel, Collections Pin, Digital Collections, Nordskog Collection

Front page article written for the newspaper, "The Gridiron," addressing events and developments contributing to the water controversy between Los Angeles and residents of the Owens Valley. Andrae B. Nordskog Collection. Water Works - Documenting Water History in Los Angeles.

The Logans, Bullises and Richardsons beginning a road trip to San Francisco to see the Pacific International Fair, 1915. Glendale Central Public Library. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.

Brochure published by the Southwest Investment Corp. in 1932 advertising the many benefits of moving to a small farm in the San Fernando Valley. California Tourism and Promotional Literature Collection. San Fernando Valley History Digital Library.